Intergenerational Foresight 2026

Images: Getty Images Contents Foreword 4 Executive summary 5 Introduction 6 From specialist practice to institutional capability 7 The Future50 initiative 7 Purpose and scope of this handbook 7 1. Defining intergenerational foresight 8 2. Core principles of intergenerational foresight 9 2.1 Future50 as proof of concept 9 3. From principles to practice: regional provocations 10 3.1 Provocations as strategic inquiry 10 3.2 Shaping the contributions 10 A. Europe and Eurasia 11 Regional context: pressure on legitimacy and long-term agency 12 System dynamics: how future agency is quietly eroded 12 Rationale: reclaiming temporal sovereignty 12 Illustrative pathways 13 Global relevance 13 B. Middle East and North Africa 15 Regional context: growth with persistent asymmetries 16 System dynamics: when growth reinforces inequality 17 Rationale: realigning visibility, legitimacy and contribution 18 Illustrative pathways 18 Global relevance 19 C. North America and the Caribbean 20 Regional context: rapid innovation and deepening vulnerability 21 System dynamics: crisis response that reproduces fragility 21 Illustrative case: Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica 22 Rationale: bailouts as foresight leverage points 23 Illustrative pathways 23 Global relevance 24 Intergenerational Foresight: An Approach for Long-Term Responsibility in Governance 2